Records determined by Mary Merello

Determinations: 11

The following is a list of the records determined by Mary Merello in species name order.

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NoSpeciesRecord dateRecorder(s)Coll.Det.Conf.HerbariaHabitatLocationLoc code(s) Outing codePlanted code Country QDSGrid ref.FZ DivAlt. (m)NotesLatLongLoc Acc Code
80870Agauria salicifolia22 Nov 1993DK Harder
DK Harder 2099 MC Merello MO
Collections around Kundalila Falls. Rocky soils, quartz sand and basalt outcrops. Kanona District; Kundalila Falls Picnic Area, 13 km S of Serenje-Mpika Hwy.1210Zambia1330B1C1590

Occasional shrub along stream; petioles pink; calyx light green; lobes tipped in pink; young fruits light green.

-13.15444430.7194445
82454Harungana madagascariensis17 May 1994DK Harder
DK Harder 3181 MC Merello MO
Collection along river, among rocks, in mushitu and in miombo woodland. Chinsali District; Chipomo Falls National Monument, along Chimanabuwi River. 0Zambia1132C2N1310

Occasional shrub to 2.5 m; on sand; young stem, petiole, midrib, peduncles and minor veins with brown hairs; young fruit light green.

-11.74944432.4722225
82455Harungana madagascariensis24 May 1994CN Nkhoma
CN Nkhoma 275 MC Merello MO
Around stream dominated by bamboo and surrounding miombo woodland. Isoka District; 88.1 km from Isoka-Nakonde Road turnoff to Muyombe. 0Zambia1033A3N1180

1.5 m tall shrub by the bridge. Brown vein on underside of leaves. Small green fruits.

-10.36861133.1825005
83209Peddiea fischeri24 Feb 1995MM Nawa
MM Nawa 111 MC Merello MO
Collection from miombo woodland, dambo and adjacent marsh/swamp. Mwinilunga District; ca. 6.5 km from Lwawu Mission in dambo near road. 0Zambia1124D2W1300

Shrub; to 70 cm; in woodland adjacent to dambo; leaves shiny; flower long, narrow; petals light green; stigma yellow.

-11.65444424.9916675
83350Psorospermum febrifugum31 Oct 1993DK Harder
DK Harder 1845 MC Merello G McPherson MO
Collections along road and stream in degraded and interplanted woodland.Lusaka: Yielding Tree Farm, ca. 12 km W of Lusaka on Mungwi Road Farmlands N of road. 0Zambia1528A3C1200

Frequent shrub to 3 m, underside of leaves, twigs and outer calyx lobes covered with brownish hairs; corolla lobes whitish, fuzzy; nectaries at base of petals bright orange; anthers yellow; young fruits red with deeper red spots.

-15.36555628.1613895
83351Psorospermum febrifugum18 Nov 1993DK Harder
DK Harder 1941 MC Merello MO
In seasonally inundated area on deep alluvial soils.Kasanka National Park, Luwombwa River. 990Zambia1230C1C1170

Common tree to shrub; red-golden hairs on shoots; calyx light green-red; petals white outside with minute stripes outside, furry inside; fruit bright red.

-12.53861130.2277785
83968Thonningia sanguinea21 Feb 1995DK Harder
DK Harder 2723 MC Merello MO
In degraded miombo on sand with Brachystegia, Hymenocardia, Aframomum. Mwinilunga District; ca. 6.3 km N/NE of Luawu Mission on road to Luano. 0Zambia1124C1W1290

Occasional; parasitic; from scaly rhizome; fleshy cortex yellow; upper scales red-pink.

-11.59333324.1361115
83901Vepris nobilis6 Dec 1993MC Merello
MC Merello 956 MC Merello MO
Wet forest along Lake TanganyikaKaputa District; Nsumbu National Forest, Kampasa Rain Forest, wet forest along Lake Tanganyika. 108,2000Zambia0830D1N870

Tree 6 m; young fruits light green. Common.

-8.58333330.5000005
84187Wahlenbergia capitata7 May 1994DK Harder
DK Harder 3057 MC Merello MO
Brachystegia miombo on broken quartz soil. Serenje District; 16 km N of Chisomo Village on Chisomo-Serenje Road. 0Zambia1330D1C960

Frequent herb to 0.5 m; calyx green; petals white at base, blue on lobes; style white at base, blue at tip; extruded pollen yellow.

-13.52833330.5858335
84188Wahlenbergia capitata10 Mar 1997B Luwiika
B Luwiika 588 MC Merello B Luwiika MO
Collecting along the Sinazongwe/Choma RoadChoma District; Collecting along the Sinazongwe/Choma Road, 11.6 km from the junction. 0Zambia1627C4S1200

Herb, 30 cm, in marsh areas. Stems light green, hard with white sticky hairs; leaves light green, smooth above, hairy underneath; flowers purplish-blue.

-16.86888927.2735565
84194Wahlenbergia napiformis3 Mar 1997B Luwiika
B Luwiika 579 MC Merello B Luwiika MO
Along the Maamba/Sinazongwe RoadChoma District; Collecting along the Maamba/Sinazongwe Road, 11.4 km from the Choma-Lusaka Road. 0Zambia1627C4S1200

Herb, 1 m, common in wet areas. Stems and leaves dark green; flowers light purple; roots white woody.

-16.86888927.2727785


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